its inappropriate.....12 months community service maybe, or some form of public giveback, but 12 months inside? I can see the proper crims now, laughing and offering to show him how to properly be one of them.

if he had just admitted to his missus that he cocked up the booking forms, they may have split up. Or worse, she wouldn't stop fucking going on about it for the rest of his life. This way she may even feel sorry for him and not want to bring it up again. Result.

he pleaded guilty AND he showed remorse AND his fiancee stuck with him - all mitigating factors. custody seemed inevitable given the offence, but 12 months does seem excessive. anyway, FOR NOW people still serve only half their sentence in prison and the rest on licence so he'll be aaaaalright unless he does it again somehow. god can you imagine.